Sarrita King

Language of the Earth

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Sarrita King

Language of the Earth

Central Art Aboriginal Art Store
Code: 09091818
Medium: Acrylic on Belgian Linen
Size: 90x90
Year: 2009
Price: NFS

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This is the earth’s story. It is also the story of black and white upon the land and the history we have created and carved into it by our interactions with one another. The intersections of black and white culture and how they meet, creating a narrative in the land and in history, and then moving on in their individual and collaborative journeys are abstractly depicted.

These paintings thematically diverge from Sarrita’s elemental inspired series. In an abstract way Sarrita references the iconography of the Tingari creation ancestors with her use of strong rectangles. These are then given body with dots and dashes, similar to Morse code. These symbols of communication are haunting in their familiarly, like an ancient language that was once known but now sits dormant at the back of one’s memory. The overall aesthetic is bold and assertive, and just like much iconography in Aboriginal cultures, the ancient now appears contemporary.

If you would like to know more about languages of the Earth and the relationship with Aboriginal Art and culture, please read the following articles:

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